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Friday, September 30, 2005

I Am OK

Thank you so much for the emails & comments. I apologize for not being able to blog & respond to emails these days. I was in a car accident & things have been a bit tough. But, things are getting easier & I hope to be back next week :)

The Minute Men & Their Opponents

According to popular images, the Minute Men are a bunch of knuckle dragging, foaming at the mouth racists who just love shooting at brown people, & illegals & their supporters are loving, peaceful, tolerant teddy bears who wouldn't harm a soul. Matt Labash of the Weekly Standard did an insightful piece on the Minute Man organization. He focuses particularly it's head Chris Simcox, & does a great job at dispelling these myths.

Sunday, September 18, 2005

German Election & Its Implications For America

There is a chance that the Schroeder era will soon be over. What this means for us in the US: a better ally in the war against terror & (knock on wood) the dawn of an economically healthier Europe. While the margin is less than ideal & will lead to quite a bit of gridlock, as it has in America, a victory can mean the begining of a new way of doing things.

The German economy is doing very badly & the astronomical unemployment rate, 11.6% is not very helpful either. Thus, the German public is having second thoughts about their love affair with socialism.

The head of the conservative coalition Angela Merkel, grew up in the former East Germany & harbors no delusions of Communist utopias. She is also in favor of giving precedence to relationships with the emerging Eastern & Central European states & America over that with France. The wide spread rejection of the EU, on which France was heavily invested, is clearly having an impact.

Schroeder's party, the Socialist Democrats, tried to play the anti-Americanism card in a last ditched effort to save themselves. A poster featuring the coffins of American soldier which would have made Code Pink proud was a part of their campaign.

Interestingly, there have been two other major elections, which have yielded this same type of result:

In Japan, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi & his party won by a landslide during the special election which he called for when challenged in his efforts to privatize the state owned postal system (the Japanese post office functions as a bank & insurance agency too, it's assets are in the billions). This victory too was fortuitous for the current administration & America in general, as LDP, particularly Koizumi's faction, is hawkish & good allies in the war against terror as well as handling China & North Korea.

In May of 2002, in Dutch conservatives won control of the government despite the murder of the party leader Pim Fortuyn. The major impetus for their victory was the stagnant Dutch economy, which had been hobbled by socialistic policies, as well strong immigration reform policies.

In the US, we have yet to have any party or major candidate adopt such a strong stance on the issue. Hopefully this will change.

A major reason for all three of these conservative victories have been the desire to cut down government expenditure: a lesson American conservatives would do well to keep in mind.

As this is the airport road & the design of the highway as well as the surrounding area makes it very difficult to secure, this was once one of the most dangerous places in Baghdad. The fact that it was frequently used by diplomats & other high profile individuals made it especially tempting for terrorists.

Guess to whom much of the responsibility for this road & neighborhood falls to? The New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment!Of course, they gave the New Yorkers the toughest job: we're the best (bombastic regionalism over)

However, I do think that this adds further proof to the already accepted fact that New York is a very special place, wouldn't you agree :-)

From The Horse's Mouth

The ACLU Tries to Endanger Honest People: Again

While a majority of evacuees are good people, obviously, there will be among them those of criminal background. Some may even be wanted. Therefore, most sane people would agree that it makes sense to do background checks on them, before allowing them to move into their new shelters.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Life Imitates Scrappleface

What a day.

ScrappleFace's Sen. Kennedy's Questions for Judge Roberts:...1. Judge Roberts, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency unleashed a new form of terror on the Gulf Coast forcing President Bush to reluctantly cut short his month-long vacation, the question in the minds of most mainstream Americans was 'Why do Republicans hate black people so much?' So my question for you is, when you become Chief Justice of the United States, will Clarence Thomas still have access to the same men's restroom as the rest of his male colleagues?...

WashTimes:It took less than an hour before Senators considering federal Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s nomination to the Supreme Court fell into disagreement over Hurricane Katrina....

...Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat, said lessons should be learned from the hurricane. "The powerful winds and flood waters of Katrina tore away the mask that has hidden from public view the many Americans who are left out and left behind," he said. "As one nation under God, we cannot continue to ignore the injustice, the inequality and the gross disparities that exist in our society."...

No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished

1. Following the overcrowding at the Superdome, the city of Huston, TX generously offered to take in a large number of evacuees. These people were cared for with the money & resources of the good people of the state of Texas.

The article however does not mention the amounts spent on the evacuees by the taxpayers of Texas. Nor does it mention that the local public schools might have trouble accommodating the sudden influx of new students. Nor does it mention the possible affects of a surplus of labor on the local economy. The writer merely goes on & on about how business have benefited from the re-settlement. So much for reporting both sides of the story.

Never Forget 9.11.01

9.11.2005

It seems like yesterday that the Manhattan skyline was forever altered. Just as those who of an earlier generation remember exactly where they were when they heard of the assassination of JFK, my generation will remember where we were when we heard about 9/11. In terms of its implications, Pearl Harbor is perhaps a better analogy. For some of us, it was a day that forced us to re-examine our views, pay closer attention to the happenings of the world around us, & the things we were taught. Other appear to need a little more time.

Four years ago people jumped out of the shattered windows of a skyscraper to take a chance at life rather than submit to the certainty of death among flames. They were ordinary people, civilians, who saw the dawn on September 11th 2001 as nothing more than another day. They were good hard working people who went to work early to get a head start on the day. Little did they know what a hateful Islamist named Osama bin Laden & his compatriots wished to do. But for the grace of Gad, it could have been any of us here today. We must not forget.

While much has been done to address the threat of Islamic terrorism, much still remains to be done.

Sadly, there are some, even in this country, who wish to undermine the war against terrorism & any efforts to preserve the memory of 9/11. Attempts are already being made by the multiculti, PC left to desecrate the memory of 9/11. The WTC memorial & International Freedom Center still remain prey to those whose visions of the future are congruent to that of the Islamicists.

Is there any better way to insult the heroism of the brave passengers of flight 93 who refused to submit to the will of Islamists?

The MSM has contributed more than their fair share towards the attacking the war on terror. They cannot show Abu Graib enough, but refuse to show the victims of Saddam's torture or the victims of Islamist punishment with the same frequency. The juxtaposition of CNN's insistence that they be allowed to film the recovery of the dead at NO, while refusing to show the most disturbing images of 9/11 does make their contention of unbiased reporting highly questionable. But, of course these are the same people who jump at the chance to reel off casualty lists with no mention of their mission & what they accomplished not any mention of the good done by American troops, not to mention Sheehaning.

Al Jazeera, refused to show the tape of the heroism of Fabrizio Quattrocchi, who fought the terrorists who made him dig his own grave, but had little hesitation reporting the beheadings of Danny Pearl & other hostages who were unable to resist their captors. While, Al Jazeera's behavior is to be expected, at least after 9/11 one would think that the American MSM would change their ways. It is sad that they show very little inclination to do so.

Despite the strides made in Afghanistan, Iraq & Lebannon, as its supporters are unceasing in their efforts to destroy democracy & freedom, the threat of terrorism remains. Freedom isn't free: it must be fought for. It is important that we not remain silent & resist the efforts of those who ally themselves with the groups responsible for 9/11/2001 in order to prevent future 9/11's.